Here, My Voice 2 - Voice Lessons Pilot
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold MSI)
研究概览
简要总结
Active music engagement has been shown to provide unique benefits for both pediatric and adult cochlear implant (CI) users. Here, My Voice 2 (HMV 2) project will build upon the 2021 pilot program and provide personalized voice lessons to members of the hard-of-hearing (HOH) community in order to support the (re)discovery of their voice as a tool of self-expression. Over the course of 12 weeks, participants from the HOH community will partner with students from USC's Thornton School of Music to practice expressive vocal techniques in one-on-one individual lessons. At the conclusion of the lessons, HLAA will host a communal session with a recital in which each team will present what they have worked on. Data will be collected via self-assessment surveys, vocal assessment measures, and interviews at the beginning, middle, and end of the program, as well as a 3 month follow-up. This data will be quantified/coded using qualitative coding, as appropriate, and the findings will be published in relevant conferences and journals. The data will also be used to evaluate the merits of this program to improve the format in future iterations.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Adults, English speaking, who experience profound hearing loss and use cochlear implants or/and hearing aids.
- •Ability to use voice without discomfort and without causing any health issues.
- •Ability to commit one hour a week over a 12-week period and an additional 10 min period of daily training.
排除标准
- •People with medical conditions such as tracheostomy, which makes using voice difficult and potentially threatens their health
- •People taking part in other training programs for vocal, musical or auditory skills in the same time period
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold MSI)
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
The Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index measures musical attitudes, behaviours, and skills
Change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QoL) Questionnaire
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
The specific domains assessed in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QoL) Questionnaire will include: ability to participate in social roles and activities, positive affect and well-being, and satisfaction with social roles and activities.
Change in Auditory Skills
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
Speech and music perceptual abilities via TeamHearing software.
Change in Self Esteem
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
The Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale is a10-item self-reported questionnaire designed to measure self-esteem. It includes 10 statements related to a person's feelings of self-worth or self-acceptance. A four-point scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" is used to answer the questions (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, n.d). The RSES is a reliable instrument as indicated by its Guttman scale coefficient of reproducibility of 0.92, which indicates excellent internal consistency. Test-retest reliability has correlations of 0.85 and 0.88 over a 2-week period, which indicates appropriate stability. The validity of the RSES is demonstrated by its concurrent, predictive, and constructive validity using known groups. The RSES correlates significantly with other measures of self-esteem such as the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory as well as with the predicted direction of measures of depression and anxiety (Rosenberg, 2006).
Change in Vocal Confidence
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
Vocal confidence will be measured using a questionnaire developed by USC's Bionic Ear Lab researchers combined with Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) to measure levels of self-esteem as well as physical and emotional experiences related to singing.
Change in Vocal Skills of Audio Recordings of Participants
时间窗: Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons
Pitch matching, interval matching, and rhythm matching abilities will be rated automatically for accuracy by Praat speech analysis software and additional characteristics of vocal quality and singing accuracy (melodic contour, diction, tempo, tone, phrasing, and breath) will be rated by voice teachers on a Likert-type scale (0-5 with higher being more accurate).
次要结局
- Change in Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index (Gold MSI)(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
- Engagement of the participants(Up to 12 weeks)
- Change in Auditory Skills(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
- Change in Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QoL) Questionnaire(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
- Change in Vocal Skills of Audio Recordings of Participants(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
- Changes in Music Experience UCMLQ Questionnaire(Change between baseline and 1 week post voice lessons)
- Participation motivation, experience, and goals(Up to 14 weeks)
- Changes in Vocal Skills of Participants(Up to 12 weeks)
- Changes in Vocal Confidence(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
- Change in Self Esteem(Change between 1 week post voice lessons and 3 months post voice lessons)
研究者
Marientina Gotsis
Professor of Practice
University of Southern California